Cutting Through the Noise
February 27, 2017
Highlights from a recent "fireside chat" with Connor, Clark & Lunn's founder.
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Digging into the five essential elements to being a better investor.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2017
We didn't win Morningstar's 'Steward of the Year' award this year. But we have every intention of living up to the old Avis motto – “When you’re only No.2, you try harder.”
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2017
You’re the CEO of your own portfolio, so don't be shy to ask more questions of your investment professionals.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2017
January 16, 2017
It always sounds cool when people talk about “patient capital.” But there are deep undertones to these words. Here's what it takes to live up to them.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2017
A thorough performance review of the Founders Fund, which touches on everything we do.
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December 21, 2016
With BMO being the latest bank guilty of double-charging their clients, the new client reporting regime ("CRM2") can't come soon enough.
Read MoreDecember 19, 2016
Don’t read too much into the market’s mood swings. Instead, take advantage of these times.
Read MoreDecember 15, 2016
Successful investing isn’t just about hot managers and low fees. There are a whole host of factors that go into it, the most important being asset mix and investor behavior.
Read MoreDecember 13, 2016
With stock markets being so strong, we're hearing it a lot lately. "The Dow Jones hit a new high today." Or, "The winning streak continues." And closer to home, "The TSX surged into record territory today."
Read MoreDecember 9, 2016
Unlike branch banking, investment management is an anti-scale business.
Read MoreDecember 8, 2016
Words of wisdom on dealing with uncomfortable moments in the markets.
Read MoreDecember 5, 2016
Investors hate risk, but at times the biggest risk is not investing at all.
Read MoreNovember 24, 2016
Stocks have been surprisingly strong since Trump's acceptance speech. Investors shouldn't read too much into any one factor, however, that may appear to be driving markets.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2016
The biggest swing factor in investors' returns isn't fees or even asset mix ... it's behaviour.
Read MoreNovember 14, 2016
The big banks have been behaving badly, double charging certain investors. Hopefully, new reporting regulations will shake out this kind of behaviour.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2016
With Donald Trump heading to the White House, we have a lot to absorb and it’s too early to determine how and when we will make adjustments in the funds.
Read MoreNovember 3, 2016
Exploring the factors that tend to have an undue influence on what investors hold, and how investors can counter their negative effects.
Read MoreOctober 31, 2016
Elections normally don’t figure into our investment decision-making process. We’ve got one right now, however, that is the exception to the rule.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2016
Business TV is all about entertainment and action. Which means a show preaching patience and discipline wouldn't exactly make for scintillating theatre.
Read MoreOctober 17, 2016
Our clients achieve something that the clients of few other firms can claim: they do as well as our funds.
Read MoreOctober 7, 2016
A number of trends are impacting the capital markets. We link them to what we're doing in our portfolios.
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